Memories of the Forgotten

By: afallenblackrose

AN: The long awaited sequel to Blood is Thicker Than Water! There will be a few surprises and maybe…well I don't want to ruin it. So here you go my beloved fans! Enjoy!

Chapter One: Memories come back…sort of

I watched the sunrise from my bedroom window as a new morning began. Only this day was different, today was my one year wedding anniversary. My husband was off on "business" in Italy, and I had a meeting with a leader of a vampire clan. For a temporary "peace" agreement. Needless to say wedding anniversaries weren't celebrated by vampires.

A knock came from the door.

"Bella, they're here." My vampire friend and bodyguard, Jacques said.

"They? I thought it was only their leader?" I asked as I walked into the hall.

"Apparently they have a new member," Jacques said keeping up with me.

"New member? Why would a new member want to come to a peace treaty meeting?" I asked. He shrugged. "Oh well, the more the merrier. Any word on what Damion wants me to do?" I asked. Jacques shook his head. "Wonderful. So do I make peace with them or refuse?"

"You'll chose the right decision," Jacques said. "You always do what's best for the clan when Damion isn't here." I smiled at the complement as he stopped in front of the door to my study.

"Ready?" He asked. I took a "breath."

"Ready." Or as ready as I'll ever be.

"Caston! Stop shaking, never show a vampire fear," Markov exclaimed to the young man that sat to his right. Caston tried to stop shaking, but he couldn't. He wasn't afraid of the vampires, he was just anxious.

"I'm sorry, Markov. I'm just…" Caston trailed off. What was he exactly? Anxious, afraid, nervous? A mix of both?

"I understand, this is your first meeting with a clan leader of vampires." Markov said patting Caston's shoulder. Caston sighed. Not just any clan of vampires, He thought. It's the clan of vampires. Caston instantly flashed back in his mind's eye to that night a year ago.

The one where his girlfriend was taken from him. The SchwartzNacht clan leader took her either killing her or turning her into a vampire.

He swore he would get his revenge, and now here he was sitting and waiting for the leader to appear.

"Just remember, Caston, you are here because of your abilities." Markov said. Caston nodded, he knew very well why he was here and not back at home base. He frowned.

"They're coming," Caston told Markov.

"Good, we'll finally meet the SchwartzNacht leader face to face." Markov whispered as both of them stood. The door opened.

Jacques and I walked into my study. A young man and an older man were standing. They may be vampire killers but at least they were taking this peace agreement seriously. I walked towards my desk and stood before the chair.

"Gentlemen," I began. "My name is Isabella Swan."

"Miss, I'm sure you are trained to go through a specific dialogue," the elder man said. "But we are here to meet with the SchwartzNacht clan leader." I smiled at Jacques.

"Maybe I should rephrase," I said. "My name is Isabella Swan Schwartz, I am Queen of the SchwartzNacht clan." The men's eyes grew in shock. The younger male spoke,

"I apologize for my elder companion," he said. "He isn't used to women in charge." I smiled at him.

"I understand," I said. "Damion couldn't make it, he had some business to attend to in Italy."

"Well, then I'm sure he trusts you, Isabella," the elder male said. "My name is Markov Plantati I am the head of the Fang Destroyer." I nodded and shook his hand. Warm to the touch.

"My name is Caston Fillippa I am the newest member of the Fang Destroyer." He offered his hand for me to shake. I accepted his hand. I was thrown back into déjà vu. Only to be blocked with the same voice as I heard every so often in the last year.

"You killed me. Murderer." I shook my head. This was getting extremely annoying. Who was this Edward Cullen?!

Caston was in awe of the woman who had walked into the room. She was beautiful, was she human or a vampire?

"Maybe I should rephrase," she said. "My name is Isabella Swan Schwartz, Queen of the SchwartzNacht clan."

She was their queen?! But she reminded him so much of her. He had tried not to stutter as he spoke the first words ever to her.

"I apologize for my elder companion," he had said. "He's not used to women in charge."

And then she smiled at him! Her smile was beautiful and enchanting.

"I understand," she said. "Damion couldn't attend, he had some business to attend to in Italy." Markov then went to introduce himself to her and Caston followed suite.

"My name is Caston Fillippa and I am the newest member of the Fang Destroyer." Caston said and offered his hand out to Isabella. She took his hand and shook it. Caston was thrown back into déjà vu.

He heard laughter and tears. He couldn't see anything, but he felt a prescence near him. This prescence was crying.

"Damion, you bastard!" The prescence exclaimed.

"Ouch, I'm hurt. This is what I get for saving your life?"A voice who Caston guessed was Damion asked.

"You should be lucky that's all we're doing." Another voice told him.

"So you finally figured it out? This was my plan all along. Edward is dead, and Bella is mine." He said.

"I'll never be yours!" The prescence exclaimed.

"With time you'll forget about Edward, and I'll be there to take his place."

"She'll never forget about Edward. You and I both know that." The other voice told Damion.

Caston shook his head to clear the déjà vu's effects. Markov looked over to him.

"You okay?" He asked. Caston looked over to Isabella. Did she see it too?

I was only blocked by the taunting voice of "You betrayed me. Murder." For a few seconds, then I was thrust to a clearing of some sort.

"Damion, you bastard!" I exclaimed.

"Ouch, I'm hurt. This is what I get for saving your life?" Damion asked.

"You should be lucky that's all we're doing." Alice told him. Damion smiled.

"So you finally figured it out? This was my plan all along. Edward is dead, and Bella is mine." He said.

"I'll never be yours!" I exclaimed.

"With time you'll forget about Edward, and I'll be there to take his place."

"She'll never forget about Edward. You and I both know that." Alice told him.

I shook out of it. What was that?

"You okay?" I heard Markov ask Caston. I looked up at him, did he witness this as well? What connection did he have to this fragment? Jacques was staring at me.

"You okay?" He whispered. I nodded as I ushered for Markov and Caston to take a seat. I sat down in my own chair.

"So Markov, I hear you want to make a temporary peace agreement with us. Why?" I ask.

"Our clan has suffered a devastating loss and we would like time to mourn without fighting." Markov said.

"Really?" I asked and thought at the same time. "It would be nice for a break in the fighting, all right we'll sign a temporary peace agreement." Markov and Caston smiled.

"We'll have the papers drawn up then, and we'll come back." Markov said getting up from his seat, while Caston stayed in his seat and frowned.

Caston was picking something up, and someone was heading straight for that room.

I stood up to shake hands with Markov and Caston when I heard someone's thoughts. I don't know why they sent me here, we haven't seen her in a year since his death! And they know I don't get along with her. So what do they do? They send me to tell her! My brow furrowed as the door to my study slammed open.

"Bella Swan!" The woman at the door exclaimed. I looked at the woman.

"Can I help you?" I asked. The woman walked forward.

"Let's talk in private," the woman said. I glanced at Markov and Caston.

"You'll come back with the papers?" I asked.

"Yes, of course." Markov said as they left and closed the door behind them. I gestured for the woman to sit down.

"Now who are you?" I asked. The woman looked at my surprised.

"I know we didn't get along, but I didn't think you were going to forget about me." The woman said.

"I'm sorry, but I really don't know you." I responded.

"My name is Rosalie Cullen." She said. My eyebrow arched up.

"Rosalie Cullen? Any relation to Edward Cullen?" I asked her. Rosalie looked at me like I had grown another pair of heads.

"Yes, Edward was my brother," she began. "But you should know that. You used to date Edward." I looked at her. She had to be joking.

"I'm sorry, but you must have me mistaken for someone else," I said. "I don't know an Edward Cullen." Rosalie's face turned dark as she muttered,

"Damn it! So that's what she meant." She looked at me and said,

"I don't know what lies Damion has been feeding you or even what he's done to you, to make you forget Edward. But…" Rosalie trailed off. "You and my brother were madly in love, he died fighting for you." My eyes grew to twice their normal size I'm sure.

"He died fighting for me? How is that possible?" I asked. "I don't even know him!" Rosalie leaned forward towards me.

"Look, Damion has been lying to you for the last year. I don't know if he's brain washed you or what, but my brother was going to put everything on the line for you." She said.

"What?" I asked. This was too much.

"Tell me do you remember anything, anything at all about Edward?" Rosalie asked.

"I can't remember anything about Edward, everytime I try to," I explained. "I'm blocked by a pain in my chest and the words, "You betrayed me. Murderer." " Rosalie looked at me sadly.

"You didn't kill my brother," Rosalie said. "Your husband killed my brother."

"Damion?" I asked. "You can't be serious, Damion wouldn't!" I exclaimed.

"He did. Damion was also in love with you, and he wanted his revenge on Edward for turning him into a vampire." I couldn't believe this.

"Why are you here though?" I asked.

"I'm here because we think Edward might be alive." Rosalie said.

"What are they talking about?" Markov asked Caston. Caston frowned as he listened to Isabella and that woman's conversation.

"Some guy named Edward Cullen, apparently Damion killed him and took Isabella as his own," Caston replied. No wonder Isabella reminded him so much of her, she was taken from her lover too.

"I've heard about Edward Cullen…" Markov trailed off as he thought of where he heard the name before.

"Who was he?" Caston asked.

"He was a vampire who lived among humans without feeding off them, him and his family actually. He also fell in love with a human, and they lived in Forks, Washington." Markov said.

At the word Forks, Caston was sent back into déjà vu.

Caston was staring at Isabella or was it her? He couldn't tell…but he was saying something to her.

"Yes, speaking of Damion. I have a debt to be paid." Edward said getting up.

"Edward…"Alice trailed off.

"Wait, what's going on?" Bella asked. Edward sighed and sat back down.

"I almost killed Damion when Emmett got the call that you were dying and that Damion could save you. So he made a deal with me. If he saved your life, he got to take mine." Edward said and got up. Bella screamed. When it stopped she cried.

"You can't leave me, Edward! You can't let him kill you!" Edward sat back down and held her to him.

"He saved your life, Bella. What else can I do?" He asked.

"You can at least fight!" She exclaimed.

"No, I can't." Edward responded.

"And why not? Damion didn't have any terms, he just said that if Bella's life was saved he would take yours it doesn't mean you can't fight back." Alice announced. Bella looked at her and then back at Edward.

"She's right." She said.

"Of course, 'I'm never betting against Alice.'" He quoted. Bella nodded.

"Never."

"Again, there's no point in saying good-bye to you." Edward said and left the couch.

"Not at all." She responded and watched Edward whisper into Alice's ear.

"Of course." She whispered back.

"I'll return." Edward said and left the house.

Caston shook it off. What was that? Markov stared at him.

"What?" Caston asked.

"You looked like that in there, are you okay?" Markov asked.

"I'm fine," Caston snapped. He wasn't really. Why was he talking to Isabella, and why was she calling him Edward?

"What are they saying now?" Markov asked.

"They're talking about how they think Edward might be alive," Caston said. Markov looked surprised.

"Hm…we could use that to our advantage. We have to find him before Isabella and that woman do," Markov said. "Let's go."

"How can he still be alive?" I asked Rosalie.

"Alice says that Edward is still alive, but he isn't going by Edward these days," Rosalie said.

"Oh? What is he going by these days?" A voice said from the doorway. Rosalie and I looked up in surprise. I should have heard him coming.

"Damion," Rosalie said.

"Rosalie Cullen, what are you doing here?" Damion asked.

"I wanted to see Bella," Rosalie said dropping something on my desk. "Since you've been hiding us from her."

"I haven't been hiding her from you," Damion said. "You just aren't welcome here. Now leave." He responded moving out of the door.

"I was on my way out," Rosalie stated and looked at me."It was nice seeing you again Bella." She turned on her heel and walked out.

"Why were you talking to her?" Damion asked.

"Why shouldn't I talk to her?" I asked giving Jacques a look. He rolled his eyes and walked out after Rosalie closing the door behind him.

"No reason," Damion said. "I just don't like her and her family." Besides she was too close to spilling the secret…I heard in his mind. What secret I wonder?

"What are you doing back anyway?" I asked.

"Well, my business in Italy finished early," he said walking towards me. "And I remembered that today is a special day for us." So he did remember.

"A special day?" I asked. "Why I don't know what you mean." Damion smiled as he spun my chair towards him. He braced his hands on the armrests and leaned in to kiss me.

I welcomed his lips all the while thinking about what Rosalie had said.

What was Edward going by now a days?

Author's Notes: Hm…I bet you all have your suspicions. But I hope you all liked the first chapter of the sequel. Let me know! Go review and I'll update soon!